Youngstown SteelHounds

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Youngstown SteelHounds
City:	Youngstown, Ohio
League:	Central Hockey League
Conference:	Northern Conference
Division:	Northeast Division
Founded:	2005
Home Arena:	Chevrolet Centre
Colors:	Navy Blue, Steel Gray, Rust
Owner(s):	Herb Washington
General Manager:	Joe Gregory
Head Coach:	Kevin 'Killer' Kaminski
Media:	ESPN Radio 1240 AM Altitude TV
Affiliates:	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Franchise history
2005 to Present:	Youngstown SteelHounds
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	None
Division Championships:	None
Conference Championships:	None
Ray Miron President's Cup:	None

Contents 1 Team Information 2 Team Record 2.1 Season Standings 2.2 Playoff Record 3 Players 3.1 Current Roster 3.2 Team Captains 3.3 Franchise Scoring Leaders 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Team Information

The Youngstown SteelHounds are a professional ice hockey team that participated in the Central Hockey League until the 2007-2008 Season. As of a June 2nd, 2008 Central Hockey League press release^{[1] [2]}, the SteelHounds are no longer participating in the league. This is currently an in-progress story, so as soon as an update is available it will be provided. The team plays its home games at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.

The team is affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL and the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.

The SteelHounds won their first home game at the Chevrolet Centre on November 4, 2005, when they defeated the Oklahoma City Blazers 4–3. They went on to finish second in the four-team Northeast Division with a 24–35 record.

The SteelHounds, who take their name from the U.S. steel industry which brands Youngstown's past and fuses it with the city's quest for a future, are owned by Herb Washington. The General Manager is Joe Gregory and the head coach is Kevin Kaminski.

The team mascot is Crusher, a mischievous dog whose diet consists of Brahma meat and Mudbugs.

[edit] Team Record

[edit] Season Standings

Season	Wins	Losses	OT Losses	Points	Win Pct.	Result
2005 – 2006	24	35	5	53	.414	2nd NE Division
2006 – 2007	34	20	10	78	.609	3rd NE Division
2007 – 2008	39	20	5	83	.648	2nd NE Division

[edit] Playoff Record

Season	Wild-Card Series	Semi-Final Series	Conference Championship Series	League Championship Series
2006 – 2007	Colorado (L 2–4)
2007 – 2008	Bye	Colorado (L 1–4)

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Roster

Final 2007–2008 Roster

Goalies
#	Flag	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
29		Andy Franck	L	2007	Lakewood, Ohio
30		Kevin Beech	L	2008	London, Ontario
35		Brad Roberts	L	2006	Cassville, New York

Offense
#	Flag	Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2		Adam Smyth	RW	R	2007	Wiarton, Ontario
7		Ryan Bennett	RW	R	2008	Glens Falls, New York
8		Brad Patterson	C	L	2008	Cranbrook, British Columbia
11		Jimmy Russo	F	u/a	2008	South Weymouth, Massachusetts
16		Bryan Lachapelle	C	R	2007	Victoria Harbour, Ontario
18		Eric Przepiorka	F	L	2007	Grosse Point Woods, Michigan
23		Jeff Genovy	F	L	2008	Kalamazoo, Michigan
25		Mark Odut	RW	L	2006	Dauphin, Manitoba
36		Joel Irving	RW	R	2007	Lumsden, Saskatchewan
39		Jason Baird	F	L	2007	Cayuga, Ontario

Defense
#	Flag	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3		David Simoes	L	2008	Vanderhoff, British Columbia
9		Nate Schwartzbauer	R	2007	Wasilla, Alaska
13		Tyler Wooddisse	R	2008	Brampton, Ontario
15		Milan Maslonka	L	2006	Zvolen, Slovakia
24		Steve Birnstill	L	2007	Commack, New York
27		Jeff Alcombrack	R	2007	Kincardina, Ontario
32		Kurtis Dulle	L	2007	Craik, Saskatchewan
47		Eric Main	L	2008	Atitokan, Ontario

[edit] Team Captains

Season	Player
2005–2006	Jeff Christian
2006–2007	Jeff Christian
2007–2008	Chris Richards

[edit] Franchise Scoring Leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history(*Includes post-season totals).

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current SteelHounds player

Points	Goals	Assists
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Chris Richards C 200 88 204 292 1.46 Jeff Christian LW 131 98 135 233 1.78 Jeff Alconbrack* D 135 22 89 111 0.82 Eric Przepiorka* F 66 26 43 69 1.05 Petr Pohl F 56 24 41 65 1.16 Joel Irving* F 69 26 37 63 0.91 Chris Shaffer RW 122 25 32 57 0.47 Tab Lardner F 61 20 33 53 0.87 Mark Odut* LW 117 20 29 49 0.42 Joey Sewell RW 29 24 24 48 1.66 Brad Patterson* C 79 14 34 48 0.61	Player Pos G Jeff Christian LW 98 Chris Richards C 88 Chris Shaffer RW 25 Jeff Alcombrack* D 22 Mark Odut* LW 20 Stephen Margeson D 20 Shaun Landolt LW 17 Brad Patterson* C 14 Mark Johnson C 12 Kelly Sickavish D 6	Player Pos A Chris Richards C 204 Jeff Christian LW 135 Jeff Alcombrack* D 89 Eric Przepiorka* F 43 Petr Pohl F 41 Joel Irving* F 37 Brad Patterson* C 34 Tab Lardner F 33 Chris Shaffer RW 32 Kurtis Dulle D 29 Mark Odut* LW 29

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• SteelHounds' official website
• Central Hockey League's Official Website
• Pointstreak: CHL Scoring Website

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